| events
& exhibitions |
March
20, 2013
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TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION
presents:
The
Rites of Spring
Celebrating
the Spring Equinox
Bring your
fetishes – be one yourself.
Our Pleasure Park will be open!
Details
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Los Angeles, CA |
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March
10, 2013
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TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION
presents a:
Life Drawing Workshop
Usually held
on the second Sunday of each month. Beginner? Professional?
All are welcome. Reserve your spot and bring your sketch pad!
Details
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Los Angeles, CA |
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| Los
Angeles Leather Pride |
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March
15 - 24, 2013
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The Los Angeles
Leather Coalition
presents:
L.A. Leather Pride 2013
Tradition: Looking Back — Moving Forward
Over
a week's worth of hot activities.
Tom of Finland Foundation participates, of course!
Details
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Los Angeles, CA |
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March
15, 2013
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Los Angeles
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
presents
TOM's Angels
A Benefit for Tom of Finland Foundation
Join
the Sisters and Foundation for a Fun Packed Night!
HOT MEN · DRINK
SPECIALS · RAFFLES
· AUCTION
Details
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Los Angeles, CA |
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March
17, 2013
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Los Angeles
Leather Pride and PAYASOS L. A.
presents:
Hell On Wheels — Part I
A Motorcycle Leather History and Bar Hopping Ride
With
a stop at TOM House!
Everyone is welcome: Bikers, cars, trucks and clubs.
Details
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Los Angeles, CA |
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March
19 -
April 12, 2013
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Antebellum
Gallery and The Leather Archives & Museum
presents:
The Art of Drummer
New Outlines of Masculinity
Drummer
magazine was the granddaddy
of all BDSM / Leather publications.
Details
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Los Angeles, CA |
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March
23, 2013
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The Los Angeles
Leather Coalition
presents:
Mr. L. A. Leather 2013 Contest
Phoenix Rising — The Bonding of Many into One
The
climax of The Los Angeles Leather Pride Week festivites.
See you there for the big event!
Details
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Los Angeles, CA |
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March
9 -
May 18, 2013
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phd
presents:
Waterworld
Ed Freeman's Prints and Michelle Hamilton's Glass
"The
juxtaposition between Freeman's photographs and Hamilton's glass
is like a twilight skinny dip in Hanalei."
Details
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St. Louis, MO |
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March
7, 2013
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The Saint At
Large and The Center
with Leslie-Lohman Museum of
Gay and Lesbian Art
and Folsom Street East
present:
Art + Sin:
REX’S “SEX FREAK CIRCUS”
The
first public exhibition as a complete set since it was done 20
years ago.
Details |
New York, NY |
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March
15 -
June 14, 2013
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Wicked Grounds
presents:
The Works of Nancy Peach
The San Francisco erotic painter of the Kink/Fetish Community
At the
opening reception there will be rope bondage by:
Danarama, Minx Grrl, Sir Brent & Arabelle Raphael.
Details
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San Francisco, CA |
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February
15 -
March 31, 2013
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Leslie-Lohman
Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
presents:
Rare And Raw
Co-curated by Steph Rogerson and Kelly McCray
A curated
exhibition exploring Queer representation,
historical visual culture and contemporary art production.
Details
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New York, NY |
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| TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION
Tips
Of The Hat And Odds & Ends:
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Sister
Cities of St. Petersburg,
Russia: Suspend “Sister City” Status Until Anti-Gay Law is Repealed.
What do Los Angeles,
Helsinki and St. Petersburg, Florida have in common? They, along
with several other cities around the globe, are Sister Cities to
St. Petersburg, Russia — one of the most homophobic cities in the
world. Sign the petition!
More on
TOM's
Blog |
Tom of Finland image copyrighted and used with
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TOM’s
Foundation has a thing for Que(e)ry Librarians. We’re enamored
because of their undying support of our community, mission and important
collections.
We thank Que(e)ry from
the bottom of our hearts for donating the proceeds of their party,
“Que(e)ry: Graphic Content”, to us.
More on
The Desk Set
and Que(e)ry |
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ComicsAlliance
Presents The 50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics.
Image: from
Kake vol. 02 – The Sexy Sunbather by Tom of Finland, Pen
and ink on paper, 1968, ©1968 Tom of Finland Foundation.
See all
50 at ComicsAlliance. |
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This
book comes out, the pope steps down.
Did he read it? YOU should.
An autobiographical
novella by Michael Bullock, depicting the Gay former Catholic altar
boy’s accidental discovery of the annual secret retreat of closeted
homosexual priests.
“Revealing,
yes. Funny without fail, and genuinely unsettling”. — S. R.
Sharp, ToFF
The author has
been actively involved in independent magazines for over a decade,
both as a contributor and publisher. He also organizes/curates art
exhibitions and events.
More on
Karma,
the publisher's website.
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America
Welcomes Tom of Finland — 1978.
"A priceless interview!
Here’s the history. Having met Tom of Finland when I was the editor
in chief of Drummer, I asked, at one of our “Drummer Salon” suppers,
if Tom would like to be interviewed by our star reporter Robert
Opel. Tom, who was a very gentle, quiet, and sweet man, said yes.
So as editor scoring the terrific Tom, I happily produced that seminal
interview for Drummer 22 (May 1978)". — Jack Fritscher,
Ph.D.
More on
TOM's
Blog |
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| art
news |
| A
Generous Donation From
Christopher Russell
Tom of Finland Foundation
is very pleased to have this remarkable series in our permanent collection.
"Always
began with the chance finding of a thin, spiral bound notebook dropped
on a sidewalk in San Francisco. I opened it to a random page and read
a young woman’s account of losing her virginity. It was unclear
who she was writing to, if the text was intended to reach a specific
person or if she was personifying the diary.
"It was a rush
of poignant information, completely unrelated, and unrelatable, to a
physical body. It dealt with foundational issues of identity, but the
identity of the author could never be reconstructed. I wondered how
hard it would be to find intensely personal information about an essentially
unknowable stranger.
"How many moments
are recorded and lost, relegated to narrative fragments and the truth
claim supported by anonymity. I spent the next two years picking up
things from gutters." — Christopher Russell
Full text
on TOM's
Blog |
| A
Generous Donation From
Lloyd Malani
KIMO, Brunette, c. 1980
Graphite on paper, 16.75" x 10.75"
Artist Kimo is at home in
ToFF’s Permanent Collection thanks to a donation by Lloyd Malani.
The gift also included another
drawing by Kimo, nine drawings by Zach, books and periodicals for our
library, and photos and ephemera for our archives.
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| Artwork
by
Rinaldo Hopf
RINALDO HOPF (German, 1955-)
TOM’s Man (After Tom of Finland)
Goldleaf and oil on silkscreen, 2003
Rinaldo
Hopf Website
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Call for Art
LAWRENCE FEIR, Stewardess
The Seattle
Erotic Art Festival's Call for Art is closing soon.
Submission deadline is March 10, 2013
The Festival
is seeking: Visual Art (all media), Installation Art, Literary Art,
Short Film/Video, Performance Art, and Pieces for the Festival Store.
Seattle
Erotic Art Festival Website
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| parting
glances |
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It's The Pits
Touko Valio Laaksonen, Finnish, 1920-1991,
Untitled (#82.32), © Tom of Finland Foundation
This artwork
is currently for sale at Dittrich & Schlechtriem.
Find comprehensive
details on this
artwork, contact the gallery
or browse more artworks by the artist in artnet
Galleries.
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Tom of Finland — Prelimary Drawings
Touko Valio Laaksonen, Finnish, 1920-1991, © Tom of
Finland Foundation
Available
at
Feature
Inc.
131 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002 ·
212.675.7772
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of Finland – Life and Work of a Gay Hero
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